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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Winter Wetland Walk
Yesterday was relatively warm and sunny so after work I stopped for a bit at a local wildlife refuge. Throughout much of the year this area hosts a wide variety of waterfowl, songbirds, Sandhill Cranes and sometimes even Whooping Cranes. … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Ecology, Vertebrate Zoology
Tagged animals, birds, nature, plants, wildflowers
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Greater Roadrunner
Found from California to Louisiana and down throughout much of Mexico, Greater Roadrunners (Cuculiformes: Cuculidae: Geococcyx californianus) are a relatively common sight in the desert southwest. These birds can grow up to two feet (61 cm) in length and while their … Continue reading
Posted in National Parks, Vertebrate Zoology
Tagged animals, big bend, birds, deserts, nature, travel
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Lava Beds National Monument
Located within the Cascade Range in northeast California, Lava Beds National Monument preserves over 72 square miles (186 square km) of cinder cones, lava flows, and the largest collection of lava tube caves to be found in North America. These remarkable features … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Geology, National Parks
Tagged caves, lava beds, nature, plants, travel, volcanoes, wildflowers
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This is cool you should watch it: “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea”
From the founding of the United States until well into the nineteenth century, words like “expansion,” “settlement,” and “development” were at the core of the American psyche. Laws ranging from the Northwest Ordinance to the Homestead Acts encouraged the people to expand across the continent, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Ecology, Environment, General, Geology, National Parks
Tagged nature, travel
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Happy to Help
Last summer a US National Park Service employee contacted me about using one of my photos in an NPS publication. They were working on a new guide brochure for Mount Rainier National Park in Washington and stumbled across this photo from … Continue reading
Posted in General, National Parks, Vertebrate Zoology
Tagged mammals, mountains, nature, travel, wildlife
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Evolving Thoughts on Exploring the World
When I was a kid growing up in Michigan I loved spending hours staring at maps and globes and memorizing geography facts. In the sixth grade I came in third place in a geography bee against seventh- and eighth-graders. But … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Culture, Ecology, Environment, General, Geology, National Parks
Tagged deserts, mountains, nature, travel
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Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Hidden within the remote Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon are a number of unique and interesting marble caves. The most impressive of these was discovered in 1874, and in 1909 its superlative value earned it a designation as Oregon Caves National … Continue reading
Posted in Geology, National Parks
Tagged animals, caves, mammals, nature, oregon caves, travel
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